Transatlanta Watercolors: Tempestade Alentejana

Jun 7, 2009

Tempestade Alentejana - Storm over Alentejo

O tempo está a escassear para o meu passatempo, mas hoje encontrei meia hora para o alimentar.

Time is getting scarce for my hobby, but today I found half-hour to keep it going.

Aguarela 22 x 30 cm, Papel Fabriano.

5 comments:

Mineke Reinders6/7/09, 7:31 PM
Certainly a half hour well-spent. That sky is fantastic! This is a very nice, loosely painted landscape, full of drama.
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Paulo J. Mendes6/7/09, 7:42 PM
Venham de lá mais meias-horas como esta!
Excelente trabalho.
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Julio Rodrigues6/8/09, 7:33 PM
Mineke and Paulo, thanks for the kind comments. I enjoy these "quick-n-dirty" sketches.
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César6/12/09, 9:56 AM
Que maravilhosa aguarela!
Parabéns...
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Julio Rodrigues6/13/09, 11:46 AM
Cesar, obrigado pela visita e comentario. Volte sempre.
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Watercolor = Aguarela

From a young age, I have been fascinated by watercolor paintings. The transparent paint allows the light to go through it and to be reflected back to the viewer by the white surface of the paper. This results in a luminosity difficult to achieve through other methods. My favorite subjects are buildings and townscapes of historical interest. I admire many watercolor masters, especially Winslow Homer, John Pike, James Fletcher-Watson and Edward Wesson. And, from my native Portugal, Roque Gameiro, Alvaro da Fonseca, Alves de Sa' e Julio Amaro.

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Desde pequeno, sempre tive um interesse especial pela aguarela. A tinta transparente permite que a luz seja reflectida pela superfície branca do papel, o que resulta numa luminosidade difícil de conseguir por outros processos. Os meus temas favoritos são de natureza arquitectónica, especialmente estruturas de interesse histórico. Admiro muitos mestres de aguarela, mas destaque vai para Winslow Homer, James Fletcher-Watson, Edward Wesson, and John Pike; e em Portugal, Roque Gameiro, Julio Amaro, Alves de Sa' e Álvaro da Fonseca.

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